Recently, the American artificial intelligence company OpenAI challenged the ruling of the Delhi High Court in India, arguing that the court does not have the authority to require it to delete the training data for ChatGPT. This case originated from a lawsuit filed by the Indian news agency ANI last November, claiming that OpenAI used its published content to train ChatGPT without authorization. ANI demanded the removal of its content from the model's training dataset and accused OpenAI of copyright infringement.
In an 86-page document submitted to the Delhi High Court on January 10, OpenAI stated that, under U.S. law, training data must be retained during ongoing litigation. Therefore, the data deletion order from India conflicts with its legal obligations. OpenAI emphasized that, since the company has no physical presence or servers in India, the court does not have jurisdiction over its operations. OpenAI pointed out in the document: "The servers storing ChatGPT's training data are located outside of India."
Although OpenAI indicated that it would stop using ANI's content in the future, ANI remains concerned that the material already integrated into the ChatGPT dataset will continue to raise issues of unauthorized reproduction. ANI also expressed concerns about OpenAI's commercial agreements with international media organizations, believing that this could lead to unfair competition. ANI stated that ChatGPT has almost verbatim reproduced its articles' content when responding to user inquiries.
The court hearing for this case is scheduled for January 28. ANI is an agency partially owned by Reuters, which has explicitly stated that it is not involved in ANI's business decisions or legal disputes. This lawsuit is part of a broader challenge against AI companies for misusing copyrighted material to train their models. In the U.S., OpenAI is also defending itself against similar allegations, including a high-profile case brought by The New York Times. OpenAI has consistently maintained that its AI systems rely on publicly available data and comply with fair use protections.
Key Points:
🌐 OpenAI claims that the Delhi High Court has no authority to demand the deletion of its training data, as its servers are located overseas.
📰 ANI accuses OpenAI of using its content without authorization, demanding the removal of relevant data and alleging infringement.
⚖️ The court hearing is scheduled for January 28, and OpenAI is also facing similar copyright challenges in the U.S.
